THE WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS 19 
ginner to make a success of his endeavor. In addition 
a book was printed explaining how to plant and care 
for the different vegetables. A copy of this book was 
free to any one upon request and several million copies 
have been given away in response to requests. Many 
copies were also distributed through the agency of libra- 
ries, chambers of commerce, trade bodies, women’s 
clubs, banks, manufacturing concerns and the like. 
Thousands of letters of appreciation prove how help- 
ful were these books. 
To encourage the conservation of garden products 
canning and drying manuals were prepared and dis- 
tributed through the same channels which had handled 
the garden books, and daily lessons on canning and dry- 
ing were sent to the newspapers for publication. The 
results were most gratifying. Editors everywhere 
devoted generous space to the articles sent them, in- 
cluding news stories, technical matter on canning and 
drying, and ample illustrations. Cartoonists, paragraph- 
ed, and writers of comics also made gardening their 
theme; and some of their productions the Commission 
scattered broadcast, to keep alive the interest in home 
food production and preservation. 
The prose poem, so popularthese days, was used to catch 
the eye and arouse the interest of “city farmers. ” Here 
is one, entitled “Let’s Dig and Dig and We’ll be Big:” 
When I go down the village street in my perambu- 
lations, most every other chap I meet is asking for 
donations. They’re seeking funds for Red Cross work, 
for hospitals and motors; they’re holding up with con- 
